diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index 462cae0d8..b4f095dd6 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
         quote = _ref[_i];
         if ((el = $.id(quote.hash.slice(1))) && el.hidden) {
           $.addClass(quote, 'filtered');
-          if (Conf['Recursive Filtering']) {
+          if (Conf['Recursive Filtering'] && post.ID !== post.threadID) {
             show_stub = !!$.x('preceding-sibling::div[contains(@class,"stub")]', el);
             ReplyHiding.hide(post.root, show_stub);
           }
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 8c012aa78..a233311fe 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ StrikethroughQuotes =
     for quote in post.quotes
       if (el = $.id quote.hash[1..]) and el.hidden
         $.addClass quote, 'filtered'
-        if Conf['Recursive Filtering']
+        if Conf['Recursive Filtering'] and post.ID isnt post.threadID
           show_stub = !!$.x 'preceding-sibling::div[contains(@class,"stub")]', el
           ReplyHiding.hide post.root, show_stub
     return